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TIL that Elsa from Frozen was originally evil until the executive producer realized she reminded him of his son

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PYDXe TIL that, before iTunes, before CD's, music was played on something called a "phonograph record," or more simply, "record". Made of a type of plastic, record were flat discs with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. One needed a "phonograph", or "record player" to play the music.
0ve5 TIL 68% of people in one study experienced “phantom vibration syndrome"—a sensory hallucination where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing.
awrey TIL that nearly half the states in the US allow village and town judges to hold office without a law degree. In NY, these judges aren't even required to have a degree of any kind and can preside over criminal cases.
kORe TIL the chills you get when listening to music are caused by the release of dopamine in your body.
kDQE TIL of United Airlines Flight 811, a regularly scheduled flight between Sydney and San Francisco that on February 24, 1989 had a cargo door fail at 22,000 feet resulting in explosive decompression. 9 passengers were blown out and killed. Two flight attendants were nearly lost as well